Making Wise Choices

• Personal safety strategies

  • Good attitudes
  • Being able to recognise an unsafe situation
  • Being assertive
  • Being able to resolve conflict
  • Being prosocial (being able to help other people)
• Examples of STI’s:

  • Gonorrhoea
  • Chlamydia
  • HIV/AIDS
• • Sexting is where other people request inappropriate photos of another by sending it to them via messages, the internet, social media, etc. 
• • Digital Reputation is the reputation that people have online based on what they look at.
• • Digital culture is the way people communicate and exchange information online.
• • (Digital Practices) = Actions and habits people have when utilising the internet or communicating through social media
• Effects of alcohol:

  • High blood pressure
  • Liver Cancer
  • Pancreas Inflammation
  • Flushing
  • Loss of memory

  = Be aware in an environment with alcohol to minimise any risks that might result from reckless drinking
• Short-term effects of Smoking:

  • increased blood pressure and heart rate
  • Dizziness
  • over-stimulation of brain and nervous system
  • reduced blood flow to extremities, including fingertips and toes
  • bad breath
  • poor sense of taste and smell.
• Long-term effects of smoking:

  • Heart disease
  • Lung cancer
  • Tooth decay
  • Bad breath
  • Trigger for asthma
• Types of drugs:

  • Depressants
  • Stimulants
  • Hallucinogens